Go Stuff Your Shells

Well, I was looking for a comfort food that was easy to make and would utilize the leftover sauce, so I made these. Mikey couldn’t find any high fiber shells, but if they exist, i suppose they might lower the points plus value even further.

Servings: 12

Preparation Time: 15 min

Cooking Time: 20 min

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese 

2 Tbsp onion

12 uncooked jumbo pasta shells 

¼ cup Egg Beaters 

¼ cup dried bread crumbs 

1½ cup(s) fat-free ricotta cheese 

1/3 CUP shredded Weight watchers Italian 4 cheese mix 

1½ tsp italian seasoning

Instructions

1. Soften the shells in boiled water until they are al dente (cooked firm but not hard)

2. Meanwhile,  mix, ricotta, breadcrumbs, eggbeaters,  cheeses, onions,  herbs, salt & pepper

3. Strain shells and run cool water over them, so they can easily be handled.

4. Fill shells with cheese stuffing, using a small spoon.

5. Sprinkle shredded cheese and herbs over the top and bake at 350 for 20 minute

6. Warm up homemade or jarred sauce (not included in nutritional information for this meal, since that is a matter of preference).

nutritional information for entire recipe

fat: 14 

carb: 122 

protein: 87

fiber: 4

Trixie's Tricky Pizza

like I like myself: Saucy and not too pointy. Wait. What?

Honestly, I think Pizza is one of my favorite foods and might be my only favorite Not made by a family member. allow me to analyze for a moment.

My favorite foods include:

1. 1.my mom’s pasta sauce and meatballs (culinary clone to my nana’s)
2. 2.my dad’s peanut butter cookies
3. 3.za’artar made by my uncle
4. 4.mikey’s caramel corn
5. 5.My aunt anna’s baklawa
6. 6.my mom and my aunts’ italian cookies

Anyway, I could go on and on...

My main point here is that i am determined to keep pizza in my life on a regular basis, despite the value rising higher in the new points plus system.

As much as i enjoy L&B Spumoni gardens sicilian pizza, i cannot always spare the points. Thankfully, i also really enjoy very thin crispy crust, like the pizza they make at waldy’s and that one is not only much lower in points, but also easier to fake.

This is the lower point plus version (but decent portion size) i came up with to make at home:

Trixie’s Tricky Pizza

ingredients:

2 small flour tortillas

1/2 cup pizza sauce

1/3 cup shredded weight watchers 4 cheese mix

sliced onions (other veggies, if i have them)

oregano

basil

salt & pepper

1. 1. i sprayed the tortillas very lightly with pam. I’m not entirely sure if this was necessary, but when I did it without spraying, the crust wasn’t as bubbly and i like bubbles.
2. 2. i placed them in the toaster oven briefly until they were browned and crispy. you can also use your standard oven, but it would likely take longer.
3. 3. spread sauce, cheese, veggies and spices onto the tortillas.
4. 4. stick the pizzas back in the toaster oven until they get brown and crispy.

servings: 1 - although i suppose you could make it 2, if you share...but i don’t.

nutritional information for entire recipe

fat:  7

carb: 30

protein: 12

fiber: 5

now, i know i didn’t make any huge life shattering discovery, but since tortilla point plus values haven’t change, i wanted to take advantage and start substituting them for other pointier bread products i have chosen to squeeze out of my daily intake.